sail trim Archives

Expert tips: How to hold a lane upwind

April 22nd, 2025

Keelboat and dinghy champion Henry Wetherell shares tips on how to hold a lane upwind with Andy Rice for Yachting

April 16th, 2025

Dave Dellenbaugh, member of the 2025 Class of the National Sailing Hall of Fame, wants us to be better headsail

March 29th, 2025

by David Dellenbaugh, WindCheck Magazine Even though most genoas and jibs are smaller than the main- sails they team up

February 18th, 2025

It is a healthy exercise to consider what impacts participation in the sport, and Scuttlebutt found the jib in-haul system

July 18th, 2024

by Madeline Gill Baldridge, Sailing World As a sailor who floats among many different classes, I tend to seek out

May 4th, 2022

by David Flynn, Quantum Annapolis Volumes have been written about trim and technique to optimize performance straight upwind and downwind.

April 19th, 2022

The wind across your sails is dynamic, so too must be your sail trim. Pro sailor Erik Shampain explains (in

October 14th, 2021

Maximizing the performance of our boats requires a utilization of the sail trim adjustments, and an understanding of the impact

October 6th, 2021

In his book The Science behind Sailing, Dutch scientist Joop Slooff explains in detail the aero- and hydromechanics of sailing,

October 3rd, 2021

Barry Hayes, Director of UK Sailmakers Ireland, takes aim at one of the hardest sail adjustments to do correctly: Setting